Zagari wrote:What do y'all think about Maxximum Nutrition? I guess Walmart just started carrying it. It looks good from what I can tell. I boasts about having no corn, no animal by-products, no artificial colors or flavors, and no preservatives. I bought a small bag today and Emily seems to like it.

I got the Lamb and Rice formula. It said something about being a good source of Glucosamine and thought it might be good for Emily's arthritis.

Any thoughts?

THis is what I fed my dog before my vet recommended Science Diet... she was fat (50+ lbs) and not lean with excercise on the walmart food and she pooped alot.. i mean alot... due to her allergies i have feeding Canidae Lamb and rice. She has been on Canidae for over a month and with exercise is a lean 42 lbs. I havent looked at their current ingredients.

Okay, I am thinking of switching Zoey again because she doesn't seem to be benefiting from the Authority I am feeding her. She gets terrible gas, has LOTS of dead hairs falling off of her everyday (more so than an APBT should be shedding), her skin seems dry and her poops are rancid and green most of the time!!. My vet recommends Science Diet...I just laughed and asked her (nicely) to explain how the Science Diet would benefit her, and what ingredients do what for Zoey....she didn't really answer, but asked me again if I wanted to buy it.....I said no thanks

I was thinking of switching her to Timber wolf, Merrick, Acana, or Nutro.

Do you think a dog, that has been fed crap food all her life(oL Roy...good god ) before me, would do well or handle high quality food now? I put her on Innova large breed, she did horrible on it, she seemed to "itch" or "lick" more than usual, so I switched her to raw. Again, she licked herself badly...until I put her on Authority...she seemed okay on it, other than the things I mentioned above, but no more licking.

She seems to have a sensitive tummy, and I think she has a slight allergy to chicken, and grains. I think this is what causes her licking fits.
So since my Vet is always trying to push SD and Iams/ Eukanuba....what does everyone else suggest?

Oh another thing...Does it help to give her variety once in a while? I mean, Same brand but maybe different flavors , alternate between them? Like If I bought two bags of food, same brand, but different flavors...could I giver her one for one week, and the other for the next? I imagine eating the same thing everyday for the rest of your life would get boring, wouldn't it? and I can't give her bones, hides, or anything she can bite off and swallow, because she does not believe in chewing first!!!

Or even add a can of wet food to her dry every couple of days? Or even the dog gravy from IAMS?

creeping death wrote:Oh another thing...Does it help to give her variety once in a while? I mean, Same brand but maybe different flavors , alternate between them? Like If I bought two bags of food, same brand, but different flavors...could I giver her one for one week, and the other for the next? I imagine eating the same thing everyday for the rest of your life would get boring, wouldn't it? and I can't give her bones, hides, or anything she can bite off and swallow, because she does not believe in chewing first!!!

Or even add a can of wet food to her dry every couple of days? Or even the dog gravy from IAMS?

Never feed your dog IAMS - it is total garbage, plus the cruelty of the IAMS companies makes me want to puke.

I think it is best to switch flavors in dog food, because they will get bored eating the same thing. Just like us, if we ate the same thing everyday all day it would start to suck So I will buy one bag of chicken and another of lamb, open them both, and rotate daily...it is like a little supprise what flavor they will get for breakfast and dinner

AAFCO StatementTaste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Formula is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.

AAFCO StatementTaste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Formula is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.

is Timberwolf really going out of business? my local store is going to stop carrying it sighting the reason - "a really hard to work with company that isn't worth the effort".
My girl has always only been on TW and when I tried to switch her (gradually) she got VERY sick and ended up in emergency. Obviously, I don't want to switch if I can avoid...
anybody know anything on the rumor?? thx!!

luvmypits wrote:is Timberwolf really going out of business? my local store is going to stop carrying it sighting the reason - "a really hard to work with company that isn't worth the effort". My girl has always only been on TW and when I tried to switch her (gradually) she got VERY sick and ended up in emergency. Obviously, I don't want to switch if I can avoid...anybody know anything on the rumor?? thx!!

No, I haven't heard that but I did hear via one of our longtime members that TW is going to be sold in pet store chains. I will see if I can find the thread for you....